Adapted from the classic book called the first British detective novel, this BBC drama tells the spellbinding tale of a stolen Indian jewel.

A priceless exotic jewel disappears, sending the beautiful young woman who inherited it into turmoil as misfortune follows mistfortune. Stolen from a Hindu shrine by a plundering ancestor, the jewel dazzles Rachel Verinder when she receives it on her 18th birthday. But its disappearance robs her of something she values even more.

In a twisting plot that unfolds with dramatic surprises, the solution to this Victorian mystery requires the services of London detective Sergeant Cuff, whose incisive investigative work is matched only by his love of roses. Based on the 1868 novel by Wilkie Collins and starring Robin Ellis (Poldark), John Welsh (The Duchess of Duke Street and Basil Dignam (The Pallisers)